The metal valve stems on our race wheels (some older Enkei's) have the nut
on the outside with a flange on the inside. That would seem ideal to me.
Rick Brown
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----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>
To: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>; 'autox'
<autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Kosei question
> I do not know the Kosei wheel specifically, but it seems to me the wheel
was
> designed to be used with that valve stem. The valve stem was designed to
go
> into that wheel. That's why you received them as a package. Seems reason
> enough not to screw with the design.
>
> Tighten that nut to proper torque, it should not come loose and fly around
> inside the tire. I've never heard of such a failure with any wheel with
> metal valves.
>
> As a racer, I have metal valves on my race wheels. I would not have
rubber.
>
> Suggest you go visit Charlie Clark and ask him about that. He knows a
thing
> or two about wheels. He'll even mount your tires on them.
>
> --Rocky
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>
> To: 'autox' <autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:07 AM
> Subject: Kosei question
>
>
> >To all owners of Kosei wheels; When you bought your Kosei wheels (you did
> >buy them from the Tirerack, right?) did you receive some neat little
> >machined aluminum screw-in style valve stems?
> >
> >Well I did and I'm kinda confused. What's the advantage to running these
> >neat looking, blue anodized valve stems over the common black rubber type
> >that you pull through from the inside of the wheel? They look to me to
be
> >just another opportunity for a leak. They sure aren't any lighter than
the
> >rubber valve stems and to me it looks like an opportunity for the neato
> >machined aluminum nuts to fly around inside of the tire when they loosen
> >themselves. And yes, I have heard of Loc-Tite but.......
> >
> >What sayest the audience?
> >
> >Eric Linnhoff in KC
> >1998 Dodge Neon R/T (see-dan)
> >STS #69 TLS #13
> >knuckledragger@kcweb.net
> >http://www.geocities.com/eric10mm/index.html
> >
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